''Mental Notes'' is the fifth studio album by the English
2 tone
Two-tone, two tone, or 2 tone, etc., may refer to:
Audio and sound
* Second-order intercept point#Two-tone analysis, Two-tone analysis, in nonlinear system measurement
* Two-tone attention signal
* Two-tone Warning chime, chime, such as the "ding ...
and
ska
Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...
band
Bad Manners
Bad Manners are an English Two-tone (music genre), two-tone and ska Musical ensemble, band led by frontman Buster Bloodvessel. Early appearances included ''Top of the Pops'' and the live film documentary ''Dance Craze'' (1981).
They were at ...
, released in 1985 by
Portrait Records
Portrait Records was a sister record label, label of Epic Records and later of Columbia Records. Notable artists Cyndi Lauper and Sade (band), Sade signed with Portrait, but their contracts were absorbed by Epic after that incarnation of the lab ...
.
Track listing
All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.
Side one
# "What the Papers Say" – 2:54
# "Blue Summer" – 3:42
# "Body Talk" – 3:41
# "Tossin' in My Sleep" – 3:50
# "Tie Me Up" (Ney Smith) – 2:00
Side two
#
" Bang the Drum All Day" (Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the bands Nazz and Utopia. He is known for his sophistica ...
) – 3:18
# "Destination Unknown" 3:15
# "Mountain of Love" – 3:28
# "Work" – 3:19
# "Saturday Night" – 2:46
Personnel
* Buster Bloodvessel – lead vocals; production
* Louis Alphonso – guitar
* Martin Stewart – keyboards
* Stevie Smith – harmonica
* Chris Kane – tenor saxophone
* Paul Hyman – trumpet
* Andy Marsden – alto saxophone
* David Farren – bass
* Brian Tuitt – drums
* Jimmy Scott – percussion
References
External links
*
1985 albums
Bad Manners albums
Portrait Records albums
{{ska-album-stub